STANDARD Botany C₄ Cycle MCQ Question
The C₄ plants are photosynthetically more efficient than C₃ plants because
The CO₂ efflux is not prevented
They have more chloroplasts
The CO₂ compensation point is more
CO₂ generated during photorespiration is trapped and recycled through PEP carboxylase
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
The C₄ plants are photosynthetically more efficient than C₃ because chloroplast is dimorphic (two types of chloroplast). The mesophyll chloroplast performs the C₄ cycle and bundle sheath chloroplast performs C₃ cycle.
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